Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-20
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REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES

R~EPUBLlcAh PRINCIPLES
AS Ernncfated by the National Cunyen
tiOn OF Republican Clubs-The Issues
Well Defined.
The national convention OF republican
clubs of the United States. held at New
York last week, adopted the following %
a declaration of party principles:
The associated delegation OF the
republican club OF the United States now
for the first time in national convention
assembled, deem it s At occasion for
declaring to their conntFymen the pur-
pose of their organization. We hold 1t
our duty, specially to the young men of
the country whose patriotic sentiments
We would arouse into political activity,
to give them ressons which will Justify
and demand their Jealous concurrence
and active cooperation ia our eff
From the earliest organization of the
republican party it hiss appealed to the
nobiest. and highest Impulses uf human
nature; it has devotedi itself to the educa-
ton of she masses Of the people, holding
that an intelligent knowledge of political
institutions is neediul to the full exercise
of the duties Of citizenship. Where the
people are kings they must know hew to
govern. Republicans have also from
the first been animated by the sacred fire
of human liberty and have persisted i
demanding its extension to every human
being within the national Jurisdiction.
As fruits OF their courage and devotion
IN this great cause they point 10 millions
now emancipated and the complete
removal from our flag OF the accnrsed
stain of slavery. In 1861 the then reign
ing democracy f~epudIated an unquea.
toned election and sought to regain by
war what they had lost.by popular votes
The republican party, coming into power
without experience, developed q capsoity
which brought that war { o . snccess-
fui conclusion, and at its close
found themselves so strong rs
to demand of the most variike nation
of Europe the withdrawal OF its armies
from the American continent, aud the
ttemand was respected aud the Monroe
doctrine Nas fearlessly enforced, They
found . government in 1861 with q debt,
an empty treasury and without credit.
They delivered ID to the democracy In
1885 with an andoubted credit, q treas
|sury 0yercharged with riches and with
9 seams OF ~overfowing supply, which
even the party has found itself hitherto
incompetent to stop. Under the magic
hand Of republican intelligence the
very burdens OF taxation, imposed by
patriotism, were converted into produc-
tive service Of new natural wealth. They
have from the beginning denounced
reputation OF public debts and the dis
honor OF the country for unredeemed
and irredeemable paper promises. Their
record shows every promise now re-.
deemed. The country rescued from ali
the embarrassment of debt, and all our
citizens proud Of financial achievements
which have given equal amaxement ia
the world abroad and qualification 60
our own people. They have discovered
the nnmeasured wealth Of our national
resources and have established O credit
beyond that OF any nation in the ciy,lyz-
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ready vast, but made 1t wider yet, 30
that now rays of the setting sun are
still lingering on onr islands OF the
Behring sea, while the bsams
of tbs morning light awake
the fishermen on the coast OK Maine.
They found the states t~hirty-tour and
made them thirty eight. They or
ganizad and opened up to agriculture
tire new territories and acquired an
other larger than them all, and by wise
Legislation they have encouraged ail the
Ackivities Of our county, until we see
to-day q population three times greater
than We found il. We found q system
OF civil service an which public trusts of
oaioe were distributed EsoklessIy as the
rewards OF personal support and office
became the recognized prize OF selfish
and often fraudulens political service.
and work ct the polls had lite market
price in official quotations. We Initiated
the work OF reform even while we en-
joyed the profits of the system impelled
thereon by the inherent instincts OF the
party for q purer system OF government
Though discredited by the dessrtion OF
its special champions and by the
Hypocrisy OF its pledged official sup-
posters, we still adhere to its principles
and demand its honest enforcement and
its continued developments. Grateful to
the patriotism of the nation which an
ablsd the republican party to achieve
these great objects, We acknowledge
that there yet remains mnsh work oil
citizenship to DO accomplished. There
are reli0s OF barbarian still but partially
eradscated, still contesting their rights
OF supremacy. and AMONG them are
poly0amy, ignorance and intemperance
Remembering that the republican party
was founded upon principles OF
liberty qualified by law and She
goodaorder OF soclety. these assooi-
ated clubs cannot fail to continae the
war against these triplets OF barbarian
till they are buried in the grave wher
slavery sleeps sternally. As the repub.
iicans OF 1850 fought their glorious fight
Tor the rights of man, and o their long
line OF historic victories over the evil
which then.prevailsd, 30 viii We enter
the contest of the coming years, resoiv-
cd not to disband until the young men
ofthis generation can also crown then
bfows with the laurai wreaths of new
triumphs Y q ell the obstacles WHICH
thwart our advanoementin the elements
of trne national greatness. While these
delegates were preparing to assemble in
council Tor their patriotic work rs duti.
full c~itizeus, they and ali their country
men. we're Astonished by a message from
the democratic chief magistrate OF the
Uuited States which abandoned all thu
presidents OF his predecessors. The con
stitution requires him TO give congress in,
formation of the state OF the nniOu.
livery president from Washington Il